Oxford Parliament

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The Oxford Parliament was a short-lived 1681 session of the English Parliament, held in Oxford instead of London during the Exclusion Crisis as King Charles II sought to avoid the political tensions of the capital.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Oxford Parliament canonical 2
Parliament of Oxford 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf historical event ⓘ
session of the Parliament of England ⓘ
alsoKnownAs 1681 Oxford Parliament ⓘ
Parliament of Oxford ⓘ
linked to: Oxford Parliament
characteristic held outside London ⓘ
short-lived ⓘ
chronologyWithin reign of Charles II of England ⓘ
convenedBy Charles II of England ⓘ
country Kingdom of England ⓘ
dissolvedBy Charles II of England ⓘ
duration 8 days ⓘ
endTime 1681-03-28 ⓘ
fieldOfWork English constitutional history ⓘ
followed Habeas Corpus Parliament ⓘ
followedBy no subsequent Parliament under Charles II ⓘ
follows Habeas Corpus Parliament ⓘ
hasCause Exclusion Crisis ⓘ
conflict over exclusion of James, Duke of York, from the succession ⓘ
hasEffect contributed to later tensions leading to the Glorious Revolution ⓘ
strengthening royal prerogative in short term ⓘ
hasPart House of Commons of England ⓘ
House of Lords ⓘ
languageOfWork English ⓘ
legislativeBody Parliament of England ⓘ
legislativeTopic Exclusion Bill ⓘ
succession to the English throne ⓘ
legislature Parliament of England ⓘ
location Oxford ⓘ
Oxford, Oxfordshire, England ⓘ
linked to: Oxford
meetingPlace Christ Church Hall, Oxford ⓘ
monarchDuringSession Charles II of England ⓘ
motiveOfMonarch reduce influence of London crowds and Whig agitation ⓘ
parliamentNumber third Exclusion Parliament ⓘ
partOf Exclusion Crisis ⓘ
Restoration period in England ⓘ
linked to: Stuart period
pointInTime 1681 ⓘ
politicalContext Exclusion Crisis ⓘ
Tory–Whig conflict ⓘ
precededBy Habeas Corpus Parliament ⓘ
reasonForLocation avoid political tensions in London ⓘ
result failure of Exclusion Bill ⓘ
rapid dissolution by the king ⓘ
significantPerson Anthony Ashley Cooper, 1st Earl of Shaftesbury ⓘ
Charles II of England ⓘ
James Scott, 1st Duke of Monmouth ⓘ
James, Duke of York ⓘ
linked to: Duke of York
significantPlace Christ Church, Oxford ⓘ
startTime 1681-03-21 ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Oxford Parliament of 1681 → alsoKnownAs → Oxford Parliament ⓘ
Oxford Parliament → alsoKnownAs → Parliament of Oxford ⓘ
linked to: Oxford Parliament
final Parliament of Charles II → hasName → Oxford Parliament ⓘ